Pierce County Public Works & Utilities recognizes the important ecological functions that wetlands provide and preserves these public resources using the highest standards. Our qualified workforce includes wetland and fish and wildlife biologists, planners, engineers, water quality technicians and work crews. Together we ensure that our projects avoid or minimize adverse effects to wetlands to the greatest extent possible. When avoidance is not entirely possible we compensate for wetland disturbances with compensatory mitigation onsite or in the same vicinity.
The county also coordinates and ensures compliance with the Endangered Species Act, sections 404 and 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, cultural and archaeological resources regulations, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, State and National Environmental Policy Acts, air and noise quality standards, forest practices, and other environmental regulations.
